CVE-2017-8561HighCVSS 7.0

Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
July 11, 2017
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2017-8561 →

📋 Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Kernel handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute code with elevated permissions. To exploit the vulnerability, a locally authenticated attacker could run a specially crafted application. The security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring the Windows Kernel properly handles objects in memory.

🎯 Affected products17

  • Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
  • Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
  • Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
  • Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

✅ Remediation

KB4025342 (Security Update) KB4025338 (Security Update) KB4025344 (Security Update) KB4025339 (Security Update) KB4025336 (Monthly Rollup) KB4025333 (Security Only) KB4025331 (Monthly Rollup) KB4025343 (Security Only)

🔗 References (9)